Effect of Coiling Temperature on Microstructure and Properties of Ferritic-Bainitic Dual-Phase Steels

: In this study, a 780 MPa grade ferritic-bainitic dual-phase steel with excellent matching of strength-plasticity and formability was developed using thermomechanical control processing. Optical microscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, and Electron Backscatter Diffraction techniques were used to characterize the microstructure comprehensively, and the effects of coiling temperature on the microstructure, the strength-plasticity, and hole-expansion ratio of the test steels were thoroughly investigated. The results showed that the test steel had an excellent combination of ferrite and bainite at the coiling temperature of 520 ◦ C, 23.7 and 76.3%, respectively, with a hole expansion ratio of 58.5 ± 2.8%. The uniformity of the microstructure was the key to obtaining a high expansion ratio in ferrite-bainite dual-phase steels. The test steels formed granular bainite at low-temperature coiling, while polygonal ferrite was promoted at high-temperature coiling. The effect of coiling temperature on grain size is small. Dislocations were redistributed during high-temperature coiling, resulting in a decrease in dislocation density. The higher elongation and hole expansion rate at higher coiling temperatures were attributed to increased polygonal ferrite content, reduced grain size, and enhanced TRIP effect. When coiling at low temperatures, the agglomeration of polygonal ferrite or granular bainite tends to result in a non-uniform distribution of the soft and hard phases of the matrix. At the same time, the strong texture parallel to the rolling direction has a significant difference in plasticity in different directions, leading to non-uniform deformation, which is liable to stress concentration, causing crack nucleation and extension in the hole expanding process, thus reducing the hole expansion performance.


Introduction
Advanced high-strength steels are typically bent at lower bending radii when used to manufacture complex parts, so the local stress-strain behavior of the steel becomes very important [1][2][3][4].Hole expansion is one of the most important properties describing the formability of steel sheets, especially those used in the automotive industry [2,5].Microstructural designs such as dual-phase steels and transformation-induced plasticity steels can achieve very high strength and elongation combinations, but the higher the strength, the higher the sensitivity to edge fracture and the lower the hole expansion rate, which hinders the effective implementation of the part design and stamping process [6][7][8][9].The influence of microstructure on the formability of advanced high-strength steels is The chemical compositions of the materials used in this study are shown in Table 1.The schematic diagram of the rolling procedure of the tested steel is shown in Figure 1.In order to ensure that the alloying elements are fully solid solution, the forging ingots will be heated to 1200-1250 • C above the heat preservation for 1 h after the end of the holding temperature through the mechanical vibration way to remove the surface of the iron oxide skin.The rolling process adopts the two-stage controlled rolling in the thermomechanical control processing (TMCP), i.e., through the austenite recrystallization region and the stage of the non-recrystallized region; on the one hand, the austenite grains are sufficiently refined to provide a refined microstructure for the phase transformation in the controlled Metals 2024, 14, 365 3 of 11 cooling process, and on the other hand, high-density dislocations and a large number of deformation bands are induced within the microstructure.The starting rolling temperature was set at 1100-1150 • C, and the finishing rolling temperature was 850-930 • C.After finishing rolling, three-stage cooling, i.e., water cooling-air cooling-water cooling, is used.The coiling temperatures were set at 480 • C and 520 • C, and the coiling time was 1 h.After the end of coiling, it was cooled to ambient temperature with the furnace.cooling process, and on the other hand, high-density dislocations and a large number of deformation bands are induced within the microstructure.The starting rolling temperature was set at 1100-1150 °C, and the finishing rolling temperature was 850-930 °C.After finishing rolling, three-stage cooling, i.e., water cooling-air cooling-water cooling, is used.The coiling temperatures were set at 480 °C and 520 °C, and the coiling time was 1 h.After the end of coiling, it was cooled to ambient temperature with the furnace.Rolled plate due to preferred orientation, resulting in the anisotropy of its macroscopic mechanical properties, mainly manifested in the anisotropy of strengthening and yielding [15,16].Anisotropy dramatically affects the distribution of stress and strain in the plate deformation process, the thickness of the thinning, and the formability of the plate.In order to ensure that the mechanical properties of the plate in all directions can reach the target, according to the standard GB/T 228.1-2021 along the 0°, 45° and 90° direction of the processing of tensile specimens, in each direction to take three tensile specimens for tensile experiments, tensile specimen processing schematic shown in Figure 2. The holeexpansion test is carried out according to the GB/T15825 standard.Three hole-expansion tests were carried out for each process.Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of punching and hole-expanding.A 90 mm × 90 mm square plate was used with a 10 mm punch hole in the center.The hole was expanded using a conical punch with a 60° angle at the top until the hole's edge broke through the plate's thickness.Rolled plate due to preferred orientation, resulting in the anisotropy of its macroscopic mechanical properties, mainly manifested in the anisotropy of strengthening and yielding [15,16].Anisotropy dramatically affects the distribution of stress and strain in the plate deformation process, the thickness of the thinning, and the formability of the plate.In order to ensure that the mechanical properties of the plate in all directions can reach the target, according to the standard GB/T 228.1-2021 along the 0 • , 45 • and 90 • direction of the processing of tensile specimens, in each direction to take three tensile specimens for tensile experiments, tensile specimen processing schematic shown in Figure 2. The holeexpansion test is carried out according to the GB/T15825 standard.Three hole-expansion tests were carried out for each process.Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of punching and hole-expanding.A 90 mm × 90 mm square plate was used with a 10 mm punch hole in the center.The hole was expanded using a conical punch with a 60 • angle at the top until the hole's edge broke through the plate's thickness.

Tensile Properties, Hole Expansion Ratio, and Optical Microstructure Analysis
The mechanical properties of the test steels at different coiling temperatures were obtained by tensile and hole-expansion tests, as shown in Table 2.In the 0° direction, the difference in yield strength and tensile strength between the coiling temperatures 480 °C and 520 °C is small, but the total elongation of the coiling temperature 480 °C is higher than that of 520 °C.In the 45° and 90 °C directions, the yield and tensile strengths of coiling temperature 480 °C are higher than those of 520 °C.It is noteworthy that the hole expansion of 58.8 ± 2.8% at the coiling temperature of 520 °C is significantly higher than that of 44.2 ± 3.1% at the coiling temperature of 480 °C.For highly formable ferritic-bainitic dualphase steels, the best strength-plasticity and hole expansion ratio matches were obtained for the tested steels at a coiling temperature of 520 °C.Grinding and polishing followed standard protocols for metallographic specimens.Etching used a 4% nitric acid-alcohol solution.Optical microstructures were examined with a Japanese Olympus Ols40-SU laser confocal microscope.Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) utilized a ZEISS Gemini SEM 500 field emission microscope at 15 kV with a 10 mm working distance.Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) testing involved silicon carbide papers (400#, 800#, 1200#, 2000#, and 5000#) for grinding, followed by electrolytic polishing in 10% perchloric acid-alcohol.Electrolysis used 30 V and 1.5-1.8A for 18-22 s.EBSD analysis employed a Symmetry S2 electron backscatter diffractometer at 20 kV, 14.5 mm working distance, 0.5 µm step size, with a 70° tilted sample.Data was acquired at 105.65 Hz and processed with AztecCrysta.2.l software.

Tensile Properties, Hole Expansion Ratio, and Optical Microstructure Analysis
The mechanical properties of the test steels at different coiling temperatures were obtained by tensile and hole-expansion tests, as shown in Table 2.In the 0° direction, the difference in yield strength and tensile strength between the coiling temperatures 480 °C and 520 °C is small, but the total elongation of the coiling temperature 480 °C is higher than that of 520 °C.In the 45° and 90 °C directions, the yield and tensile strengths of coiling temperature 480 °C are higher than those of 520 °C.It is noteworthy that the hole expansion of 58.8 ± 2.8% at the coiling temperature of 520 °C is significantly higher than that of 44.2 ± 3.1% at the coiling temperature of 480 °C.For highly formable ferritic-bainitic dualphase steels, the best strength-plasticity and hole expansion ratio matches were obtained for the tested steels at a coiling temperature of 520 °C.

Tensile Properties, Hole Expansion Ratio, and Optical Microstructure Analysis
The mechanical properties of the test steels at different coiling temperatures were obtained by tensile and hole-expansion tests, as shown in Table 2.In the 0 • direction, the difference in yield strength and tensile strength between the coiling temperatures 480 • C and 520 • C is small, but the total elongation of the coiling temperature 480 • C is higher than that of 520 • C. In the 45 • and 90 • C directions, the yield and tensile strengths of coiling temperature 480 • C are higher than those of 520 • C. It is noteworthy that the hole expansion of 58.8 ± 2.8% at the coiling temperature of 520 • C is significantly higher than that of 44.2 ± 3.1% at the coiling temperature of 480 • C. For highly formable ferritic-bainitic dualphase steels, the best strength-plasticity and hole expansion ratio matches were obtained for the tested steels at a coiling temperature of 520 • C. The optical microstructures of the test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C are shown in Figure 4.As seen from the figure, the bright white structure is a polygonal ferrite [17,18].Since both M/A island and cementite are black under an optical microscope, the black dot-like structure cannot be accurately identified by an optical microscope.However, it is worth noting that the black point-like structure exists within the grains and at the GBs.The optical microstructures of the test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 °C a 520 °C are shown in Figure 4.As seen from the figure, the bright white structure is a p lygonal ferrite [17,18].Since both M/A island and cementite are black under an opti microscope, the black dot-like structure cannot be accurately identified by an optical m croscope.However, it is worth noting that the black point-like structure exists within t grains and at the GBs.To obtain accurate microstructure information, see the SEM a EBSD characterizations below.

SEM Characterization
In high strength low alloy steels, the microstructures of the test steels were classifi into polygonal ferrite and granular bainite based on transformation and morphology ch acteristics.PF has a very low dislocation density and an equiaxed shape, and the substru ture is almost undeveloped.Granular bainite transforms at lower temperatures than and has coarser grains and substructures that contain islanded M/A components [18,1 Based on these microstructural features, this study distinguishes between granular bain and PF by combining SEM micrographs with the EBSD technique.The SEM micrograp of the test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 °C and 520 °C are shown in Figure 5. T microstructures of the test steels at the coiling temperatures of 480 °C and 520 °C consist of polygonal ferrite and granular bainite.It can be determined that the black dot-like stru tures under the optical microstructure are M/A islands distributed at the ferrite GBs a within the grains.They are primarily elliptical, elongated, island-shaped, and irregula shaped.Compared with the coiling temperature of 480 °C, the M/A islands were mo uniformly distributed in the test steel at the coiling temperature of 520 °C.Granular ba ite and PF are mixed in all steels, and granular bainite has a relatively large packet.Ho ever, it is challenging to completely distinguish granular bainite from PF using SEM alon Analyzing and quantifying the phase fractions of GB and PF by XRD is impossible sin both GB and PF belong to the BCC crystal structure.

SEM Characterization
In high strength low alloy steels, the microstructures of the test steels were classified into polygonal ferrite and granular bainite based on transformation and morphology characteristics.PF has a very low dislocation density and an equiaxed shape, and the substructure is almost undeveloped.Granular bainite transforms at lower temperatures than PF and has coarser grains and substructures that contain islanded M/A components [18,19].Based on these microstructural features, this study distinguishes between granular bainite and PF by combining SEM micrographs with the EBSD technique.The SEM micrographs of the test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C are shown in Figure 5.The microstructures of the test steels at the coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C consisted of polygonal ferrite and granular bainite.It can be determined that the black dot-like structures under the optical microstructure are M/A islands distributed at the ferrite GBs and within the grains.They are primarily elliptical, elongated, island-shaped, and irregularly shaped.Compared with the coiling temperature of 480 • C, the M/A islands were more uniformly distributed in the test steel at the coiling temperature of 520 • C. Granular bainite and PF are mixed in all steels, and granular bainite has a relatively large packet.However, it is challenging to completely distinguish granular bainite from PF using SEM alone.Analyzing and quantifying the phase fractions of GB and PF by XRD is impossible since both GB and PF belong to the BCC crystal structure.

EBSD Characterization
Granular bainite and polygonal ferrite are mixed in the microstructure, which cannot be distinguished in SEM only by morphological features and cannot be identified by XRD because both granular bainite and polygonal ferrite are BCC crystal structures.According to the literature [18][19][20][21], due to the different transition temperatures of PF and granular bainite, resulting in a significant difference in the misorientation angle of PF and granular bainite, it is possible to distinguish between granular bainite and polygonal ferrite by EBSD and the granular bainite and polygonal ferrite fractions can be quantitatively analyzed.

EBSD Characterization
Granular bainite and polygonal ferrite are mixed in the microstructure, which cannot be distinguished in SEM only by morphological features and cannot be identified by XRD because both granular bainite and polygonal ferrite are BCC crystal structures.According to the literature [18][19][20][21], due to the different transition temperatures of PF and granular bainite, resulting in a significant difference in the misorientation angle of PF and granular bainite, it is possible to distinguish between granular bainite and polygonal ferrite by EBSD and the granular bainite and polygonal ferrite fractions can be quantitatively analyzed.
According to the EBSD data analysis of the test steels by AztecCrystal software, the grain orientation spread (GOS), geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density, and inverse pole figure e(IPF) of the two test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 °C and 520 °C were obtained, as shown in Figure 6. Figure 6(a1,b1) shows the grain GOS of the test steels at the coiling temperatures of 480 °C and 520 °C, respectively, which allows analyzing the presence of substructures within the grains by providing the degree of average misorientations between certain datum points.Granular bainite is defined by a misorientation angle of 15° or higher, while grains with a misorientation deviation of less than 3° are defined as PF [20][21][22].In this study, high-angle grain boundaries (HAGBs) (>15°) and low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) (2-15°) are indicated by black and blue lines, respectively.The coarse microstructure containing many subgrains and the fine microstructure containing equiaxed grains are defined as granular bainite and PF, respectively [18,23], based on granular bainite and PF characteristics.Grains with an average misorientation angle of less than 3° are identified as PF, and those with an average misorientation angle of more than 3° are granular bainite (green represents polygonal ferrite).As can be seen from Figure 6(a1,b1), there are aggregates of granular bainite or PF present in the test steel at the coiling temperature of 480 °C, while the microstructure at the coiling temperature of 520 °C is uniformly distributed.In order to better demonstrate granular bainite and PF, data extraction and EBSD analysis were performed on the granular bainite and PF in the region I of Figure 6(b1), as shown in Figure 7. Green indicates PF, and red indicates granular bainite.It can be observed that there are few LAGBs within the PF, while the granular bainite has more substructures (Figure 7b).Neither granular bainite nor PF is significantly According to the EBSD data analysis of the test steels by AztecCrystal software, the grain orientation spread (GOS), geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density, and inverse pole figure e(IPF) of the two test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C were obtained, as shown in Figure 6. Figure 6(a1,b1) shows the grain GOS of the test steels at the coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C, respectively, which allows analyzing the presence of substructures within the grains by providing the degree of average misorientations between certain datum points.Granular bainite is defined by a misorientation angle of 15 • or higher, while grains with a misorientation deviation of less than 3 • are defined as PF [20][21][22].In this study, high-angle grain boundaries (HAGBs) (>15 • ) and low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) (2-15 • ) are indicated by black and blue lines, respectively.The coarse microstructure containing many subgrains and the fine microstructure containing equiaxed grains are defined as granular bainite and PF, respectively [18,23], based on granular bainite and PF characteristics.Grains with an average misorientation angle of less than 3 • are identified as PF, and those with an average misorientation angle of more than 3 • are granular bainite (green represents polygonal ferrite).As can be seen from Figure 6(a1,b1), there are aggregates of granular bainite or PF present in the test steel at the coiling temperature of 480 • C, while the microstructure at the coiling temperature of 520 • C is uniformly distributed.In order to better demonstrate granular bainite and PF, data extraction and EBSD analysis were performed on the granular bainite and PF in the region I of Figure 6(b1), as shown in Figure 7. Green indicates PF, and red indicates granular bainite.It can be observed that there are few LAGBs within the PF, while the granular bainite has more substructures (Figure 7b).Neither granular bainite nor PF is significantly oriented (Figure 7a).It can also be noticed that the GND density within the granular bainite is higher than that of PF (Figure 7c).    ) are indicated by black and white lines, respectively.The red grains of <001> in the organization were scaled using Image Pro 6.0 software, and the results showed that the grains of <001> in the test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C were 9.2% and 6.1%, respectively.At the coiling temperature of 480 • C, the <111> grain orientation of some of the grains was parallel to the rolling direction (yellow outline area in Figure 6(a3)).In contrast, the grains of the test steel did not show any apparent preferred orientation at the coiling temperature of 520 • C (yellow outline area in Figure 6(b3)).steels at coiling temperatures of 480 °C and 520 °C were 9.2% and 6.1%, respectively.At the coiling temperature of 480 °C, the <111> grain orientation of some of the grains was parallel to the rolling direction (yellow outline area in Figure 6(a3)).In contrast, the grains of the test steel did not show any apparent preferred orientation at the coiling temperature of 520 °C (yellow outline area in Figure 6(b3)).
The fractions of PF and granular bainite, the average grain size, and the proportion of misorientation angle were obtained by EBSD analysis, as shown in Table 3.The PF fraction of the test steel at the coiling temperature of 480 °C is lower than that of 520 °C, but the average grain size of PF and granular bainite and the proportion of large-angle grain boundaries are slightly higher than that of 520 °C.The fractions of PF and granular bainite, the average grain size, and the proportion of misorientation angle were obtained by EBSD analysis, as shown in Table 3.The PF fraction of the test steel at the coiling temperature of 480 • C is lower than that of 520 • C, Metals 2024, 14, 365 8 of 11 but the average grain size of PF and granular bainite and the proportion of large-angle grain boundaries are slightly higher than that of 520 • C. Fast cooling after hot rolling obtained undercooled austenite with a large number of deformed substructures; polygonal ferrite began to form during the subsequent air-cooling process, and water cooling again to the coiling temperature, the undercooled austenite transformed into granular bainite, but a small proportion of the undercooled austenite was still retained without transformation.The lower the coiling temperature, the higher the content of granular bainite, and the higher the coiling temperature, the higher the content of retained undercooled austenite.At low-temperature coiling, the diffusion ability of carbon atoms is weak.However, the carbon atoms diffuse to the surrounding region during the isothermal phase transformation process.However, the degree of carbon enrichment is low, and it is impossible to form carbides.The carbon-rich austenite forms the M/A island in the subsequent cooling process, forming a predominantly granular bainite structure at the low-temperature coiling.As the coiling temperature increases, the diffusion ability of carbon atoms increases, and polygonal ferrite is formed.Therefore, the content of granular bainite at the coiling temperature of 520 • C is lower than that at 480 • C, while the content of polygonal ferrite is higher than that at 480 • C. It is well known that M/A islands consist of carbon-rich undercooled austenite partially transformed to martensite during cooling, with the balance retained as retained austenite [24].Figure 8 shows the retained austenite at coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C (green color represents retained austenite).The content of retained austenite at the coiling temperature of 520 • C is 0.9%, which is higher than that at the coiling temperature of 480 • C. The main reason for this is that the higher the coiling temperature, the more stable the retained austenite is, so the retained austenite at a coiling temperature of 520 • C is higher than that at 480 • C.
Metals 2024, 14, x FOR PEER REVIEW 9 of 11 dislocations will be redistributed, and this distribution can significantly reduce the elastic distortion energy of dislocations.The higher the coiling temperature, the more advantageous it is for the movement and redistribution of dislocations.Therefore, the GND density at the coiling temperature of 520 °C is lower than that at the coiling temperature of 480 °C.The yield and tensile strengths of the test steels at the coiling temperature of 520 °C are lower than those at 480 °C.On the one hand, this is because the content of granular bainite is higher at the coiling temperature of 480 °C, and thus the Phase transformation strengthening increment is higher.On the other hand, a low coiling temperature retains more dislocations generated by the rolling deformation and phase transformation process, leading to a higher dislocation strengthening at the coiling temperature of 480 °C than at 520 °C.It is worth noting that the test steel's total elongation and hole expansion ratio at the coiling temperature of 520 °C is higher than 480 °C.The main reason is that the ferrite  It has been proved that the grain size of steel obtained by the same rolling process and then by different coiling temperatures is almost the same [25,26].Therefore, the effect of coiling temperature on grain size is small.It is well known that the dislocations generated Metals 2024, 14, 365 9 of 11 by the hot rolling and phase transformation processes will move and redistribute in the high-temperature coiling process.Different dislocations on the same slip surface can offset each other by climbing to decrease dislocation density.In contrast, irregular dislocations will be redistributed, and this distribution can significantly reduce the elastic distortion energy of dislocations.The higher the coiling temperature, the more advantageous it is for the movement and redistribution of dislocations.Therefore, the GND density at the coiling temperature of 520 • C is lower than that at the coiling temperature of 480 • C.

Effect of Coiling Temperature on the Strength-Plasticity and Hole Expansion Ratio
The yield and tensile strengths of the test steels at the coiling temperature of 520 • C are lower than those at 480 • C. On the one hand, this is because the content of granular bainite is higher at the coiling temperature of 480 • C, and thus the Phase transformation strengthening increment is higher.On the other hand, a low coiling temperature retains more dislocations generated by the rolling deformation and phase transformation process, leading to a higher dislocation strengthening at the coiling temperature of 480 • C than at 520 • C. It is worth noting that the test steel's total elongation and hole expansion ratio at the coiling temperature of 520 • C is higher than 480 • C. The main reason is that the ferrite content of the test steel at the coiling temperature of 520 • C is higher than that at the coiling temperature of 480 • C, ferrite belongs to the soft phase, and more ferrite participates in the deformation of the test steel at the coiling temperature of 520 • C during the deformation process.The smaller the average grain size, the more the plastic deformation can be distributed to more grains, and plastic deformation is more uniform, resulting in a slight stress concentration [14].The tested steel at the coiling temperature of 520 • C has more retained austenite, and more retained austenite takes place in the TRIP effect during deformation, which further improves the plasticity of the material [10,27].Therefore, the collaborative effect of ferrite content, average grain size, and TRIP effect contributed to the total elongation of the test steel at the coiling temperature of 520 • C, being slightly higher than that at 480 • C. The ferrite and granular bainite of the test steel at the coiling temperature of 520 • C were uniformly distributed.In contrast, the aggregation of granular bainite appeared in the test steel at the coiling temperature of 480 • C, resulting in an ununiform distribution of soft and hard phases in the matrix, which reduced the reaming performance of the test steel at the coiling temperature of 480 • C. In addition, it is shown that <001> has less grain slip system, which results in <001> grains being more prone to microcracking.At the same time, in the coiling temperature of 480 • C test steel in part of the grain in <111> parallel to the rolling direction of the strong texture, so in different directions of the plasticity of the difference is very large, resulting in non-uniform deformation, vulnerable to stress concentration, in the hole-expanding process, resulting in the nucleation and propagation of cracks, reducing the hole expansion performance [16,28].Therefore, the hole expansion ratio of the test steel at the coiling temperature of 520 • C is higher than that of 480 • C.

Conclusions
In this study, a 780 MPa grade ferrite/bainite dual-phase high-hole expansion steel was developed using TMCP.The microstructure was fully characterized using OM, SEM, and EBSD characterization techniques.The effects of coiling temperature on microstructure, strength-plasticity, and hole expansion ratio were analyzed.The main conclusions are as follows: (1) Excellent strong plasticity and a high hole expansion ratio were obtained for the test steel at the coiling temperature of 520 • C. The PF and granular bainite at the coiling temperature of 520 • C were uniformly distributed with contents of 23.7 and 76.3%, respectively.The retained austenite content at the coiling temperature of 520 • C was higher.(2) The microstructure formed at low-temperature coiling is dominated by granular bainite, while high-temperature coiling is conducive to forming PF.The grain sizes at 480 • C and 520 • C coiling temperatures are very close.The lower GND density at higher coiling temperatures is attributed to the favorable dislocation movement and redistribution during high-temperature coiling.(3) The higher total elongation and hole expansion ratios of the test steels at higher coiling temperatures are attributed to the increased ferrite content, enhanced TRIP effect, and uniform distribution of the microstructure.The presence of polygonal ferrite or aggregates of granular bainite in the vascular organization of the test steels at low-temperature coiling resulted in an uneven distribution of soft and hard phases in the matrix.The strong texture parallel to the rolling direction, with a large difference in plasticity in different directions, leads to non-uniform deformation, which causes crack nucleation and propagation in the hole expansion process, thus reducing the hole expansion performance.Therefore, the use of reasonable coiling temperature to control the polygonal ferrite content and microstructure uniformity can effectively improve the forming properties of ferrite-bainite dual-phase steels.

Figure 1 .
Figure 1.Schematic diagram of the TMCP for test steel.

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Figure 1.Schematic diagram of the TMCP for test steel.

Figure 3 .
Figure 3. Schematic diagrams of the punching and hole-expanding test.

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Figure 3. Schematic diagrams of the punching and hole-expanding test.

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Figure 3. Schematic diagrams of the punching and hole-expanding test.

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Figure 5. SEM micrographs of test steel at coiling temperatures of 480 °C and 520 °C: (a,c) are SEM micrographs at coiling temperatures of 480 °C and 520 °C, respectively; (b,d) are the local magnification of the rectangle region marked by the white line in (a,c), respectively.

Figure 5 .
Figure 5. SEM micrographs of test steel at coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C: (a,c) are SEM micrographs at coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C, respectively; (b,d) are the local magnification of the rectangle region marked by the white line in (a,c), respectively.

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Figure 7.The fine structure of PF and granular bainite in region I. (a) IPF map; (b) GOS map; (c) GND density map.

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Figure 7.The fine structure of PF and granular bainite in region I. (a) IPF map; (b) GOS map; (c) GND density map.

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Figure 8. BCC and FCC crystal structures of test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 °C and 520 °C.(a) 480 °C; (b) 520 °C; red represents BCC crystal structure and green represents FCC crystal structure.3.4.2.Effect of Coiling Temperature on the Strength-Plasticity and Hole Expansion Ratio

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Figure 8. BCC and FCC crystal structures of test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C. (a) 480 • C; (b) 520 • C; red represents BCC crystal structure and green represents FCC crystal structure.

Table 1 .
Chemical composition of the test steel.

Table 1 .
Chemical composition of the test steel.

Table 2 .
Comparison of literature summary related to high-strength weathering steels with this study.
To obtain accurate microstructure information, see the SEM and EBSD characterizations below.

Table 3 .
Fraction of PF and grain bainite, average grain size, and proportion of misorientation angle of test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 °C and 520 °C.

Table 3 .
Fraction of PF and grain bainite, average grain size, and proportion of misorientation angle of test steels at coiling temperatures of 480 • C and 520 • C.